LACUSL Speaker Series: “STATE AND BLACK MOVEMENTS IN BRAZIL: (1980-2010) COOPERATION, CONTESTATION, OR AUTONOMY?”

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Thursday, January 30, 2020, 3:00-4:30pm
American Geographical Society Library (AGSL), Golda Meir Library (3rd Floor)
Dr. Fernanda Barros dos Santos, Associate Professor, Suely Souza de Almeida Center for Public Policy on Human Rights, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
“STATE AND BLACK MOVEMENTS IN BRAZIL: (1980-2010) COOPERATION, CONTESTATION, OR AUTONOMY?”

 

This presentation focuses on the heterogeneity and dynamics of black militants, as well as the rhetoric used by presidents José Sarney (1985-1990), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2003) and Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (2003- 2010) concerning the racial issue. Furthermore, it aims to analyze the main racial cut-off institutions created under the initiative of the Executive Power, namely the Palmares Cultural Foundation in 1988, and the Secretary for Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality (Seppir) in 2003.



Free and open to the public
For more information, contact Sarah Davies-Córdova (cordovas@uwm.edu) and César Ferreira (cferr@uwm.edu)

About our Speaker Series

The LACUSL Speaker Series brings together scholars, professionals, and students working in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies to discuss research, teaching, culture, current events, and other topics of interest to students, faculty, staff, and community members. The Speaker Series is interdisciplinary, and draws on the expertise of faculty and graduate students in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the professional schools. All events are free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the major in Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latin@ Studies, the AGSL, and the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies